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Alexander Isak can get Liverpool fans truly onside by doing one simple thing

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballAlexander IsakAlexander Isak scored his first Premier League goal for Liverpool in the 2-0 win over West Ham United, but he has been told there is one thing he must improveAlexander Isak has been dubbed the 'Prime Minister of Misery' after he refused to crack a smile following his maiden Premier League goal for Liverpool. TalkSPORT host Jeff Stelling observed: "He scored a great goal, but his celebration was grim-faced.



Alexander Isak is the Prime Minister of misery."Reacting to Stelling's comments, his talkSPORT colleague Ally McCoist remarked: "He's playing in a position where one of Liverpool's greatest goalscorers when he scored a goal, his face lit up a stadium and that was Kenny Dalglish."There was never a happier scorer of a goal than Kenny. It looked as though he's got the world on his shoulders."Stelling then issued a plea to Isak over what he can do differently to try and gain additional support from frustrated Liverpool fans, replying: "He looks like he has with that price tag.

I suspect he probably will."At the moment, he needs to get the fans onside somehow and maybe show a bit of joy and a little bit of passion, that might help."Following his strike at the London Stadium, Isak – who then failed to score against Sunderland on Wednesday night at Anfield – reflected: "I'm aware that it's been a long time coming. The most important [and] best feeling today is that we won the game, that's the best way to get a good spirit within the group, and that's helpful for the individual as well."But, of course I'm a striker, so scoring goals will always help me."When questioned about the goal, Slot responded: "It's very important for us as a team that we went 1-0 up, but I think it was also important for him because I think it was his third or fourth chance of this game."I don't think there was much more than 10 minutes in him to go, so then to score just before you come off was important for us, but also for him."Isak's spirits would have taken another knock following the 1-1 draw against Sunderland.